Wählhebel
German
editEtymology
editwählen (“to select”) + Hebel (“lever, switch”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈvɛːlˌheːbəl/, [ˈvɛːlˌheːbl̩] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈveːlˌheːbəl/, [ˈveːlˌheːbl̩] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Wähl‧he‧bel
- Rhymes: -eːbl̩
Noun
editWählhebel m (strong, genitive Wählhebels, plural Wählhebel)
- Synonym of Schaltknauf (lever used to change gears in a vehicle)
Declension
editDeclension of Wählhebel [masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Wählhebel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon